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areas of the tv9 viewing area late this afternoon, and overspread the rest of eastern iowa by this evening. this will be a rather quick moving system, and should mostly wind up before midnight. snowfall totals will be a dusting around highway 20 and north, near an inch south to i 80, and 1-2 inches from i-80 south. this will be a light and fluffy snow, so accumulation s can happen rather quickly, but shoveling should be relatively easy. as we move into the rest of our work week, closer to averages for this time of the year, with mid 20s for highs. we will stay quiet for the most part until our next chance for snow comes our way on monday. by then this weekend, our highs will be approaching the mid-30s! today: light snow moves in high: 10-16 winds: se 5-10 alo: 10 dbq: 12 iow: 15tonight: l lht snow continues low: 7-13 winds: e 5-10 alo: 7 dbq: 9 iow: 12tomorrow: mostly cloudy high: 21-27 winds: s 5-10 alo: 22 dbq: 21 winds: s 5-10 alo: 16 dbq: 16 iow: 19thursday: mostly cloudy high: 27 - low: 19 low: 13 saturday: partly cloudy y gh: 31 - low: 12 sunday: mostly cloudy high: 36 - low: 25 mond
areas of the tv9 viewing area late this afternoon, and overspread the rest of eastern iowa by this evening. this will be a rather quick moving system, and should mostly wind up before midnight. snowfall totals will be a dusting around highway 20 and north, near an inch south to i 80, and 1-2 inches from i-80 south. this will be a light and fluffy snow, so accumulation s can happen rather quickly, but shoveling should be relatively easy. as we move into the rest of our work week, closer to...
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we'll have live reports from des moines and across eastern iowa along with expert analysis. it all starts at eight o'clock on kcrg nine point two. then, we'll have full coverage starting at nine o'clock right here on t-v nine. a church in cedar rapids is collecting tens of thousands of bottles of water for people in flint, michigan. the mount zion missionary baptist church plans to deliver the water themselves. the city's water crisis began in 2014, when the state switched the water source from lake huron to the flint river to save money. experts said the water was highly corrosive and leached lead from the pipes. as a result, thousands of people reported feeling sick and tests showed their blood had high levels of lead. now drinking water, so people across the country are donating clean water... kcrg-tv9's jill kasparie joins us. jill, now people in cedar rapids are helping too. they are. mount zion's senior pastor got a call from another midwest pastor last week about what's going on in flint. from there, he called religious leaders in flint and developed a plan to help. u
we'll have live reports from des moines and across eastern iowa along with expert analysis. it all starts at eight o'clock on kcrg nine point two. then, we'll have full coverage starting at nine o'clock right here on t-v nine. a church in cedar rapids is collecting tens of thousands of bottles of water for people in flint, michigan. the mount zion missionary baptist church plans to deliver the water themselves. the city's water crisis began in 2014, when the state switched the water source from...
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eastern iowa law enforcement leading up to the february caucuses. for the iowa city police department, protecting presidential candidates and the public is challenging. the numerous campaign evevts lead police to call in extra officers to work overtime hours. the department is often called in to help. "it really depends on the person, the political activity around the person, so sometimes we might have a full staff of 45 officers at an event or more. " police departments can bill the political campaigns for the extra hours. university of iowa police even prepare price quotes for the campaigns before the event. there are plenty of campaign events... this weekend, chelsea clinton is set to campaign for her mother, hillary clinton, in her bid for the democratic nomination. today, the candidate's daughter will head to organizing events across eastern iowa. at 11 this morning, she'll visit a campaign office in davenport. then she'll visit the iowa memorial union on the u of i campus in iowa city at 1 this afternoon. clinton then heads to a des moines hig
eastern iowa law enforcement leading up to the february caucuses. for the iowa city police department, protecting presidential candidates and the public is challenging. the numerous campaign evevts lead police to call in extra officers to work overtime hours. the department is often called in to help. "it really depends on the person, the political activity around the person, so sometimes we might have a full staff of 45 officers at an event or more. " police departments can bill the...
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some eastern iowa students are getting inventive for a big show. fourth and fifth graders at the johnson "steam" academy spent weeks creating a puppet that's seven and a half feet tall. a former mount mercy university drama professor helped the kids make the giant figure of a scientist. they're now practicing how to move it on stage to perform. the students also created a background for the puppet. " the girls came up with the fact this is a scientist and a female and we just went from there" it takes four people, two inside and two outside, to operate the giant puppet. students who helped create it will need to practice movement because the puppet will be on stage at theatre cedar rapids for an event this spring. the johnson steam academy is hosting a steam expo today. it's from 1-30 to 5-30 this students will share and present projects they've been working on in their classrooms. at the end, there will be an open house for the community to see everything the school does. cutting or gaining calories... a new study is breaking the barrier between c
some eastern iowa students are getting inventive for a big show. fourth and fifth graders at the johnson "steam" academy spent weeks creating a puppet that's seven and a half feet tall. a former mount mercy university drama professor helped the kids make the giant figure of a scientist. they're now practicing how to move it on stage to perform. the students also created a background for the puppet. " the girls came up with the fact this is a scientist and a female and we just...
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the eastern iowa airport says the powder found in baggage claim is medicine and henna powder. cedar rapids police shut down the baggage area after someone found a suspicious package around seven last evening. it ended up being much ado about nothing- after interviewing the owner, police determined the powder wasn't hazardous. the baggage area re- opened around 4 this morning. we want to thank the people that called us about this. remember when you see news, call newsline nine. that number is 319-365-9999. you can also send us pictures and videos to newsroom at kcrg dot com. meteorologist joe winters joins us now with our first alert forecast. joe, parts of our viewing area saw snow today, but that's about to end, right? scattered flurries remain in the forecast into tonight as a series of weak systems move across iowa. after a quiet end to the week the next one approaches from the west on saturday. this will lead saturday into sunday. we continue to monitor a much larger system poised to invade the plains and upper midwest tuesday and wednesday. this storm has the potential to
the eastern iowa airport says the powder found in baggage claim is medicine and henna powder. cedar rapids police shut down the baggage area after someone found a suspicious package around seven last evening. it ended up being much ado about nothing- after interviewing the owner, police determined the powder wasn't hazardous. the baggage area re- opened around 4 this morning. we want to thank the people that called us about this. remember when you see news, call newsline nine. that number is...
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an eastern iowa group is hosting a mock caucus and caucus training today. the league of united latin american citizens council is helping with the event in iowa city. you can go to the center for worker justice at 6 o'clock to learn about how the caucuses work and how to be involved. the e hnson county board of supervisors has a new member this morning. in a special election, democrat lisa green- douglass received more than 2-thousand votes yesterday. she is a spanish- language trainer and lives in north liberty. her opponent, north liberty city council member chris hoffman, got more than 12- hundred votes. the county auditor says ter turnout was lower than nororl - at nearly 4 percent. morning - they were trapped in a house fire. 12-year old lena bartels and 15-year old trinity bartels of wauzeka, wisconsin were the only ones home at the time. a man driving by the house called 9-1-1 just before midnight monday night. he stopped and tried to help, but flames had alrerey taken o or the house. fire crews found the girls inside once the flames were out. the cr
an eastern iowa group is hosting a mock caucus and caucus training today. the league of united latin american citizens council is helping with the event in iowa city. you can go to the center for worker justice at 6 o'clock to learn about how the caucuses work and how to be involved. the e hnson county board of supervisors has a new member this morning. in a special election, democrat lisa green- douglass received more than 2-thousand votes yesterday. she is a spanish- language trainer and...
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he'll campaign across eastern iowa today. tonight at 6, he'll speak dodoletree convention center in downtown cedar rapids. sanders will then travel to iowa city for a rally and concert at t university of iowa's field house. that start's at 6-30. there will be several celebrititappearances, including music from the band vampire weekend. this afternoon, republican front-runner donald trumpwill campaign at the dubuque regional airport. doors open there at 11 this morning. the rally starts at 1. later, trump will head to clinton and davenport for two other campaign rallies. behind trump in the polls, several other g-o-p candidates campaigning today. this morning, chris christie will make stops in cedar rapids, iowa city, and waterloo. senator chuck grassley will campaign with jeb bush in cedar falls this afternoon. and carly fiorina has sevevel stops today in dubuque, waterloo, and manchester. tomorrow, the g-o-p candidates will release their campaign financial reports. those will show who had the biggest war r est of super pacs
he'll campaign across eastern iowa today. tonight at 6, he'll speak dodoletree convention center in downtown cedar rapids. sanders will then travel to iowa city for a rally and concert at t university of iowa's field house. that start's at 6-30. there will be several celebrititappearances, including music from the band vampire weekend. this afternoon, republican front-runner donald trumpwill campaign at the dubuque regional airport. doors open there at 11 this morning. the rally starts at 1....
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an eastern iowa citizen's police academy is seeing a drop ininumbers. police think a growing distrust for officers is the reason for the slump in numbers. weather wise qpestion. meeorologist kaj o'mara is up right after the break. it's ---. first alert storm team meteorologist justin gehrts joins us now. it's going to be tough to get rid of the clouds over the next couple of days, so be ready for more gray than blue in our sky. even so, our temperatures will still be warmer than they have this afternoon and middle 20s tomorrow. winds are going to be light, as well. a few flurries may fall tomorrow night with partial sunshine returning later friday into saturday. we'll warm to the 30s by sunday before our next chance of snow arrives monday.today: mostly cloudy high: 19-25 winds: s 5-10 alo: 20 dbq: 20 iow: 23 tonight: mostly cloudy low: 12-18 winds: sese-10 alo: 13 dbq: 13 iow: 16 tomorrow: mostly cloudy high: 23-29 winds: e 5-10 alo: 25 dbq: 25 iow: 27 tomorrow night: flurries northwest low: 10-16 winds: n 5-10 alo: 13 dbq: 12 iow: 14 friy: turning part
an eastern iowa citizen's police academy is seeing a drop ininumbers. police think a growing distrust for officers is the reason for the slump in numbers. weather wise qpestion. meeorologist kaj o'mara is up right after the break. it's ---. first alert storm team meteorologist justin gehrts joins us now. it's going to be tough to get rid of the clouds over the next couple of days, so be ready for more gray than blue in our sky. even so, our temperatures will still be warmer than they have this...
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republican presidential candidate carly fiorina will be in eastern iowa today. she's speaking at a presidential candidate forum at wartburg college. that will be from 8:30 until 10 this morning. fiorina hasn't been polling well, pushing her to the undercard debate last week. with just 13 days until the first in the nation caucuses, iowans are getting ready. the republicans will vote on small ballots wiwi results reported totoarty headquarters. the democrats stand in groups to determine how many delegates the candidates get. the parties used to call in results, which led to problems in 2012. so, the parties ararusing a new app where one person from each precinct will report the results. if something goes wrong, the parties say a separate call system will act as a backup to get results into des moines. and now here's your first alert forecast. clouds are moving back in today and will produce lighhsnow lalaer on. we may begin to see early as 3 or 4, but for most of the area it'll wait until after 6. light snow continues inin the night with a dusting up to two inche
republican presidential candidate carly fiorina will be in eastern iowa today. she's speaking at a presidential candidate forum at wartburg college. that will be from 8:30 until 10 this morning. fiorina hasn't been polling well, pushing her to the undercard debate last week. with just 13 days until the first in the nation caucuses, iowans are getting ready. the republicans will vote on small ballots wiwi results reported totoarty headquarters. the democrats stand in groups to determine how many...
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hundreds of people in eastern iowa now have a better idea of what to include in their weddings. grooms walked around the u.s cellular center in cedar rapids for z-102 point 9's annual bridal show. items for the perfect day, including gowns, tuxedos, cakes, and more. the director says they plan to hold another event like this, next month, for prom dresses. mexican authorities now have drug lord el chapo behind bars and are investigating other people. that includes actor sean pennnn and a mexican actress who have had talks with el chapo. but right now, here's a look at today's opening farm markets. good morning! by a chance of light snow, primarily in the evening nobody should exceed an ininh, with most areas just picking up a few tenths of an inch of fluffy snow. wind will pick up after midnight with temperatures falling fast. plan on wind chills tuesday rning to be down again around -20 in many areas. the rest of the week should feature a warming trend - warm enough in fact that we should be back above freezing by thursday. our next system is still on track to impact iowa on fri
hundreds of people in eastern iowa now have a better idea of what to include in their weddings. grooms walked around the u.s cellular center in cedar rapids for z-102 point 9's annual bridal show. items for the perfect day, including gowns, tuxedos, cakes, and more. the director says they plan to hold another event like this, next month, for prom dresses. mexican authorities now have drug lord el chapo behind bars and are investigating other people. that includes actor sean pennnn and a mexican...
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some significant snowfall made for a difficult commute across eastern iowa. justin, are we expecting more flurries this afternoon? scattered flurries will continue into the afternoon alongside a gray, overcast sky. temperatures won't move much, staying in the middle 20s. we'll also have a northwest wind of 15 to 25 mph to contend with, which may cause patchy blowing snow in open areas. skies remain mostly cloudy tonight into tomorrow. while a few peeks of tomorrow morning, they won't last. we'll have highs in the upper 20s. another round of flurries comes through tomorrow night into thursday. temperatures warm into the 30s thursday into the weekend. some light rain, snow, drizzle, and fog are a potential this weekend. a more notable system will bring a higher chance of rain and snow on tuesday.today : cloudy, sct. flurries high: 22-28 winds: nw 15-25 alo: 25 dbq: 25 iow: 27 we're now less than a week away from the iowa caucuses. presidential candidates from both parties have been criss-crossing the state - and here in eastern iowa - in recent weeks...and days
some significant snowfall made for a difficult commute across eastern iowa. justin, are we expecting more flurries this afternoon? scattered flurries will continue into the afternoon alongside a gray, overcast sky. temperatures won't move much, staying in the middle 20s. we'll also have a northwest wind of 15 to 25 mph to contend with, which may cause patchy blowing snow in open areas. skies remain mostly cloudy tonight into tomorrow. while a few peeks of tomorrow morning, they won't last....
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on the democratic side, hillary clinton will reach out to eastern iowa voters today, too. she will be at hotel winneshiek in decorah at 2:15 then, she will visit the gallagher bluedorn performing arts center in cedar falls at 5:45. trt oc e cyclones were looking for another big win tonight on big monday against rock chalk j-hawk. students camped out for seven days for this game.. freezing their petunias off... it was much warmer inside...4th ranked kansas got off to a great start this devonte graham trey gave the j- hawks a 10 point lead. but they didn't get back on 'd' and jemeel mckay beats them down court for the duce. and then abdul nader hit back to back triples to cut the lead to six. but with in the half. monte morris gets swatted and that triggers the break and frank mason beats the buzzer to give ku a 43-36 lead at the break. iowa states heated up from behind the arc in the second half matt thomas tied the game at 53. and then burton gave the cyclones the lead with a little string music. and then here they come on the break the ally ooop to nader for the seven poi
on the democratic side, hillary clinton will reach out to eastern iowa voters today, too. she will be at hotel winneshiek in decorah at 2:15 then, she will visit the gallagher bluedorn performing arts center in cedar falls at 5:45. trt oc e cyclones were looking for another big win tonight on big monday against rock chalk j-hawk. students camped out for seven days for this game.. freezing their petunias off... it was much warmer inside...4th ranked kansas got off to a great start this devonte...
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live at the eastern iowa airport, forrest saunders, kcrg-tv9 news. two men will be in court on monday for a fatal fire in ottumwa 10 years ago. 28 year old christopher yenger of ottumwa and 27 year old zachary dye of council bluffs each face two counts of first degree murder. in 2006, the iowa fire marshal said they couldn't determine the cause of the fire. but authorities say new information shows the men started it intentionally after yenger got into a fight at a party at the home. that was at 11-612 140th street in rural wapello county at about 6:30 in the morning on march 5th 2006. the fire killed 20 year old nathan messer and 22 year old seth anderson, both of ottumwa, who were sleeping on the second floor. scheduled to be back in court for a hearing on monday. " and you know what? if someone did that...didn't show up at the interview...you know what you'd say? 'you're fired " senator ted cruz is using donald trump's famous catchphrase against him. at a campaign event, he equated trump's recent decision to not participate in tomorrow's debate on
live at the eastern iowa airport, forrest saunders, kcrg-tv9 news. two men will be in court on monday for a fatal fire in ottumwa 10 years ago. 28 year old christopher yenger of ottumwa and 27 year old zachary dye of council bluffs each face two counts of first degree murder. in 2006, the iowa fire marshal said they couldn't determine the cause of the fire. but authorities say new information shows the men started it intentionally after yenger got into a fight at a party at the home. that was...
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some eastern iowa students are in washington d-c this evening getting ready for tomorrow's anti-abortion rally and march for life in washington d-c. this is video of last year's march. the area is expected to endure a storm that has the potential to dump p er a foot of snow. t t march for life education and defense fund says even with the weather, the event will go on as planned. the university of iowa has formed a groo to assess gender and other biases the university has been the scene of numerous recent years as udents and others exexess their opposition to some policies and support for others. the newly formed group is called the "bias assessment response team," or bart. it will handle campus incidents ttt fall anywhere between a policy violation and a crime. the group is somewhat modeled after one at ohio university. a new report shows iowa children and families are making some progress in decreasing the number of teens giving birth, but there is still a ways to go when it comes to children living in poverty. the child and family policy center released theiei annual kids count report
some eastern iowa students are in washington d-c this evening getting ready for tomorrow's anti-abortion rally and march for life in washington d-c. this is video of last year's march. the area is expected to endure a storm that has the potential to dump p er a foot of snow. t t march for life education and defense fund says even with the weather, the event will go on as planned. the university of iowa has formed a groo to assess gender and other biases the university has been the scene of...
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the state...and here in eastern iowa. we'll look at some of the candidates and their stops today. sports tease. trt oc tonight in high school basketball. lets start off with two of the hottest teams in eastern iowa. the mount vernon bobo hosted anamosa. josos has the action. mount vernon senior connor hermann was recognized before the game for reaching the 1,000 career point milestone on tuesday. and the mustangs jump on anamosa right away. nathan stenger three-ball corner pocket. bingo. mount vernon starts the game on a 11-0 run. still in the first quarter, austin ash launches this deep three from lisbon. he had 21 points. mount vernon led 16-9 after one quarter. anamosa fights back in the 2nd. kyle sayre drivethe baseline and gets the reverse layup. the blue raiders trail 22-20. at halftime. the mustangs start the 3rd quarter on a 6-0 run. adam ketelsen with the layup. mount vernon pushed its lead back to nine at one point. but anamosa's kolin schulte starts to heat up. he steals the inbounds pass and takes it all the w
the state...and here in eastern iowa. we'll look at some of the candidates and their stops today. sports tease. trt oc tonight in high school basketball. lets start off with two of the hottest teams in eastern iowa. the mount vernon bobo hosted anamosa. josos has the action. mount vernon senior connor hermann was recognized before the game for reaching the 1,000 career point milestone on tuesday. and the mustangs jump on anamosa right away. nathan stenger three-ball corner pocket. bingo. mount...
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we'll have reporters live in des moines and across eastern iowa, along with expert analysis. we'll broadcast live from m ght to nine p-m on kcrg nineneoint two. then from nine all the way through our ten o'clock news, we'll be live here on our main channel. again, that's caucus coverage this coming monday night here on kcrg t-v nine. planned parenthood of the heartland announced today it's closing its dubuque location. " dubuque chooses life! " an anti-abortion group that's protested opeed says it's glad too see it go. tranquil weather has taken over as we move into the middle of the week. overnight lows drop into the teens with highs back into the 20s on wednesday. one noticeable difference tomorrow will be lighter winds shifting to the southwest. mostly cloudy skies will be common with a chance for flurries wednesday night into thursday. a trend for more active weather remains with us for the early part of february. have a great night. tonight: mostly cloudy low: 15-21 winds: nw 5-15tomorrow: mostly cloudy winds: sw 5-15tomorrow night: scattered flurries low: 21-27 winds: w
we'll have reporters live in des moines and across eastern iowa, along with expert analysis. we'll broadcast live from m ght to nine p-m on kcrg nineneoint two. then from nine all the way through our ten o'clock news, we'll be live here on our main channel. again, that's caucus coverage this coming monday night here on kcrg t-v nine. planned parenthood of the heartland announced today it's closing its dubuque location. " dubuque chooses life! " an anti-abortion group that's protested...
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car sales are up throughout the country, and that trend is holding true in eastern iowa. the iowa automobile dealers association says vehicle registrations in iowa were up three percent last year from the year before. that means there are 4- thousand new and used cars in driveways across iowa. nationwide, sales are breaking records with more than 17 million cars sold in 2015. haiwatha's dave wright nissan and subaru credits their increased sales wititan improving economymy "it seems to me when housing does well, car sales do well and obviously fuel prices have been down but i think our economies been pretty good for quite a few years so i think people settled down and feel comfortable about spending money again.n. wright said his sales in 2015 went up by 25 percent. construction crews will work on busy roads near the site of a new high school in north liberty. city leaders say they plan to at the intersection of dubuque street and north liberty road. they also plan to widen dubuque street and add turn lanes. they say the work is necessary to make the area safer before lib
car sales are up throughout the country, and that trend is holding true in eastern iowa. the iowa automobile dealers association says vehicle registrations in iowa were up three percent last year from the year before. that means there are 4- thousand new and used cars in driveways across iowa. nationwide, sales are breaking records with more than 17 million cars sold in 2015. haiwatha's dave wright nissan and subaru credits their increased sales wititan improving economymy "it seems to me...
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moines and eastern iowa, plus expert analysis of the results. our coverage starts at eight o'clock on kcrg nine point two. then, we'll cononnue at nine o'clock all the way through our ten p-m news right here on t-v nine. looking at a different kind of data... in our second half hour... find out why some ui professors say social media may be the key to figuring out who the next president will be. we show you what they made, a first of its kind website. diminish through the ening hours rainfall totals will likely stay around 0.1010 highs today will stay warm with most of us topping out in the upper 30s, the occasional 40 degree mark can't be ruled out. temperatures will drop into the 20s through the overnight hours and only warm into the low to middle 30s tomorrow afternoon. during this time frame we catch a small break between the two systems. monday night our temperatures will again drr into the middle 20s. during these hours the active weather will pick back up. the second system will move in and snow chances increase. tuesday the heaviest of t
moines and eastern iowa, plus expert analysis of the results. our coverage starts at eight o'clock on kcrg nine point two. then, we'll cononnue at nine o'clock all the way through our ten p-m news right here on t-v nine. looking at a different kind of data... in our second half hour... find out why some ui professors say social media may be the key to figuring out who the next president will be. we show you what they made, a first of its kind website. diminish through the ening hours rainfall...
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we'll have reporters live in des moines and across eastern iowa, plus expert analysis. p-m on kcrg nine point two. then our ten p-m news, we'll be live right here on our main channel, t-v nine. new this morning. marion police are looking marsh. they say he might know something about a missing person investigation. contact them at 319- on january 16th in marion. cedar falls police are looking for three suspects after an armed robbery. it happened last night on the 1100 block of west 20th street. police say two victims showed a hand gun. police say the suspects demanded money. a third suspect appeared and started attacking the victims. after, the suspects ran away without grabbing anything of real value. officers did find a pellet gun in the direction the suspects took off. this morning, a man accused of killing a cedar rapids city worker after a police chase is out of jail. bonded out. he paid 110 thousand dollars on his three vehicular homicide charges. he also paid an addition 20 thousand surety bond on a theft charge. police say chadwick led police on a short chase la
we'll have reporters live in des moines and across eastern iowa, plus expert analysis. p-m on kcrg nine point two. then our ten p-m news, we'll be live right here on our main channel, t-v nine. new this morning. marion police are looking marsh. they say he might know something about a missing person investigation. contact them at 319- on january 16th in marion. cedar falls police are looking for three suspects after an armed robbery. it happened last night on the 1100 block of west 20th street....
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former president bill clinton made three stops across eastern iowa today. he's trying to pick up support for his wife who has been slipping in polls recently in iowa. this is the second time bill clinton has been in iowa in a week. clinton stopped in cedar rapids and dubuque for scheduled events last thursday. but he also made some surprised stops like this one at newbo city market in cedar rapids. kcrg t-v 9's chris earl joins us from coralville where clinton will be campaigning tonight. chris, is this a last ditch effort to get hillary clinton more support in iowa? with the 42nd president making stops all over iowa today. in the last two weeks, a handful of polls have shown vermont senator bernie sanders pulling closer to former secretary of state hillary clinton, even leading her in two polls. the latest des moines register iowa poll has clinton leading sanders 42-40. this video is from the former president's noon stop in sioux city as he tries to build more support for mrs. clinton and, especially, use his w wds to try and get her followers out on caucu
former president bill clinton made three stops across eastern iowa today. he's trying to pick up support for his wife who has been slipping in polls recently in iowa. this is the second time bill clinton has been in iowa in a week. clinton stopped in cedar rapids and dubuque for scheduled events last thursday. but he also made some surprised stops like this one at newbo city market in cedar rapids. kcrg t-v 9's chris earl joins us from coralville where clinton will be campaigning tonight....
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we'll have live reports from des moines and eastern iowa, plus expert analysis of the results. our coverage starts at eight o'clock on kcrg nine point two. then, we'll continue at nine o'clock all the way through our ten p-m news right here on t-v nine. some people in the university of northern iowa community have formed a political action committee called panther pac. the purpose of the committee is to endorse candidates who are running for state office that support u-n-i. the group says the iowa board of regents hasn't treated the university as a fair player. it also believes u-n-i and the cedar valley communities haven't used their full potential to influence how state government treats u-n-i. the group held its first meeting yesterday and is quickly gathering support online. cedar rapids has found a way to re-use the sand and salt workers spread on city streets during the winter. each spring, the city sweeps up the excess sand and then uses it for other re-using the material prevents unnecessary trips to the landfill. one project recently saved cedar rapids about 100-thousa
we'll have live reports from des moines and eastern iowa, plus expert analysis of the results. our coverage starts at eight o'clock on kcrg nine point two. then, we'll continue at nine o'clock all the way through our ten p-m news right here on t-v nine. some people in the university of northern iowa community have formed a political action committee called panther pac. the purpose of the committee is to endorse candidates who are running for state office that support u-n-i. the group says the...
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congressman rod blum met with small businesses in eastern iowa today. the first district republican stopped at farmtek in dyersville to talk about how it can benefit from online sales. he also met with employees to hear about what issues that congress can help with. "wages have been flat to stagnant, to down over the people's wages moving up in the right direction and it's small businesses that are a big part of that solution. that's why i like to familiarize myself with what they're doing." blum also stopped in manchester, where he toured x-l specialized and talked about the need for skilled welders and other trade workers. four iowa schools received an a + in student success rates... they're breaking through barriers and seeing high scores in the classroom. stay with your 24 hour news source, kcrg-tv9. school say several state funded programs are helping students raise reading and math scores. the school is one of four in the state to receive a "breaking barriers to teaching and learning" award it is for the school's work with students who come from l
congressman rod blum met with small businesses in eastern iowa today. the first district republican stopped at farmtek in dyersville to talk about how it can benefit from online sales. he also met with employees to hear about what issues that congress can help with. "wages have been flat to stagnant, to down over the people's wages moving up in the right direction and it's small businesses that are a big part of that solution. that's why i like to familiarize myself with what they're...
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lets start off with two of the hottest teams in eastern iowa. he mount vernon boys hosted d amosa. josh has the action. mount vernon senior connor hermann was recognized before the game for reaching the 1,000 career point milestone on tuesday. and the mustangs jump on anamosa right away. nathan stenger three-ball corner pocket. bingo. mount vernon starts the game on a 11-0 run. still in the first quarter, austin ash launches this deep three from lisbon. he had 21 points. mount vernon led 16-9 aftft one quarter. anamosa fights back in the 2nd. kyle sayre drives the baseline and gets the reverse layup. the blue raiders trail 22-20. at halftime. the mustangs start the 3rd quarter on a 6-0 run. adam ketelsen with the layup. mount vernon pushed its lead back to nine at one point. but anamosa's kolin schulte starts to heat up. he steals the inbounds pass and takes it all the way in for the layup. then in the 4th quarter. he buries a deep three. schulte had 27 points. anamosa trails 53-51 after that triple. but mount vernon responds with a huge bucket from connor hermann. mustangs sweep t
lets start off with two of the hottest teams in eastern iowa. he mount vernon boys hosted d amosa. josh has the action. mount vernon senior connor hermann was recognized before the game for reaching the 1,000 career point milestone on tuesday. and the mustangs jump on anamosa right away. nathan stenger three-ball corner pocket. bingo. mount vernon starts the game on a 11-0 run. still in the first quarter, austin ash launches this deep three from lisbon. he had 21 points. mount vernon led 16-9...
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most volunteer positions in eastern iowa don't involve extensive training. but volunteers at one program in johnson county.... handle challenging, and often tense situations -- they also mumu dergo about 60 houou of training. kcrg-tv9's iowa city bureau chief mark carlson reports on that 24-hour crisis line program in this week's show you care spotlight. ringing nats inside the johnson county crisis center -- there's a small room -- where inside -- vololteers make a big "we let them identify what their own crisis is, so we don't put a definition of what a crisis is or isn't, usually they're in some kind of emotional turmoil, dealing with depression or anxiety, maybe they're dealing with financial distress, that's been a big thing lately." in addition to staff -- about 100 volunteers help make up the crisis line team. they help work the phones around the clock. because a crisis knows no time. "we're always aware that we're as a team just working to help people in our area, but also other places, we get calls from not just iowa but all over the country. " the
most volunteer positions in eastern iowa don't involve extensive training. but volunteers at one program in johnson county.... handle challenging, and often tense situations -- they also mumu dergo about 60 houou of training. kcrg-tv9's iowa city bureau chief mark carlson reports on that 24-hour crisis line program in this week's show you care spotlight. ringing nats inside the johnson county crisis center -- there's a small room -- where inside -- vololteers make a big "we let them...
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we'll have reporters live in des moines and across eastern iowa, along with expert analysis. we'll broadcast live from eight to nine p-m on kcrg nine point two. then from nine all the way through our ten o'clock news, channel. washington high school in cedar rapids is receiving national recognition for high test scores among african american students. college-level in those high scores. we have a double-header tonight on kcrg 9 point 2. it's a showdown in dubuque for loras college and the university of dubuque. the women's game starts at 6 p-m starts at 8 p-m. that's live on kcrg 9 point 2. stay with tv-9. one cedar rapids high school is statewide recognition for raising test scores among african american students. at washington high school, math and reading scores among african american students are 20 percent higher than african american's state average. that's why the school is receiving the breaking barrier to teaching and learning award from the state board of education. about 350 african american students attend washington. 74 percent of those students are proficient in
we'll have reporters live in des moines and across eastern iowa, along with expert analysis. we'll broadcast live from eight to nine p-m on kcrg nine point two. then from nine all the way through our ten o'clock news, channel. washington high school in cedar rapids is receiving national recognition for high test scores among african american students. college-level in those high scores. we have a double-header tonight on kcrg 9 point 2. it's a showdown in dubuque for loras college and the...
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we'll have live reports from des moines and across eastern iowa along with expert analysis. it all starts at eight o'clock on kcrg nine point two. then, we'll have full coverage starting at nine o'clock right here on t-v nine. trump and clinton campaign events in marshalltown caused the school district to let out students early today. and some parents aren't happy about it. trump spoke to supporters shortly after 5 o'clock at the high school, while clinton held an event around 8:30 at a middle school. because of the visits, the district decided to dismiss all students early today, at 1 o'clock. that meant families had to shuffle schedules - and some aren't convinced it was for the best reason. "cancel appointments to pick up my nephew, had to rearrange to have somebody watch them so i could come get my nephew." the district says it made the decision when it realized how much chaos there up to the events. the district says the safety of students is its first priority. turning now to meteorologist joe winters. joe, it's quite a change from last night. tranquil weather has take
we'll have live reports from des moines and across eastern iowa along with expert analysis. it all starts at eight o'clock on kcrg nine point two. then, we'll have full coverage starting at nine o'clock right here on t-v nine. trump and clinton campaign events in marshalltown caused the school district to let out students early today. and some parents aren't happy about it. trump spoke to supporters shortly after 5 o'clock at the high school, while clinton held an event around 8:30 at a middle...
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cruz will be in eastern iowa today. he will start in maquoketa at 9:15 this morning, then cruz will head to manchester at 2. finally he will stop in independence at 3:30 this afternoon, visiting retail shops in every place. also here today. he will first speak at the historic hamburg inn in iowa city at 7 this morning. then he will make stops in washington, davenport, burlington, ottumwa and oskaloosa. with just a week left to win over voters, candidates are trying everything. but some voters may not know exactly how to caucus. the university of northern iowa is hosting an informational session today about how to caucus. participants will learn how the process works and then be in a mock caucus. it starts tonight at 7 in the maucker union ballrooms. classes start today for a course in iowa city about what it is like to be a police officer. the citizen police academy classes start tonight, they are every monday night until graduation in april. the students in the class will learn about a variety of topics like dispatch,
cruz will be in eastern iowa today. he will start in maquoketa at 9:15 this morning, then cruz will head to manchester at 2. finally he will stop in independence at 3:30 this afternoon, visiting retail shops in every place. also here today. he will first speak at the historic hamburg inn in iowa city at 7 this morning. then he will make stops in washington, davenport, burlington, ottumwa and oskaloosa. with just a week left to win over voters, candidates are trying everything. but some voters...
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for eastern iowa visits, fiorina is scheduled for mount vernon at 3 and maquoketa at 5:30. democratic candidate hillary clinton is also in iowa today. this is from the former secretary of state's campaign stop in toledo yesterday. tonight, she has a a organizizg event scheduled in burlington at 7:00. she'll be back in eastern iowa tomorrow night for an event at the university iowa's memorial union. recent polls show a tightening of the race in iowa between mrs. clinton and vermont senator bernie sanders. the johnson county board of supersors has a new member today. in a special election, democrat lisa green- douglass received more than 2,000 votes yesterday. she is a spanish- language trainer and lives in north liberty. her opponent, north liberty city council member chris hoffman, got more than 12,000 votes. the county auditor says voter than normal - at just 4 percent. next month, voters in denver will once again decide whether or not to go the hihi school. the school wants s make some major improvements to some of the school's extra-curricular asking property owners to p
for eastern iowa visits, fiorina is scheduled for mount vernon at 3 and maquoketa at 5:30. democratic candidate hillary clinton is also in iowa today. this is from the former secretary of state's campaign stop in toledo yesterday. tonight, she has a a organizizg event scheduled in burlington at 7:00. she'll be back in eastern iowa tomorrow night for an event at the university iowa's memorial union. recent polls show a tightening of the race in iowa between mrs. clinton and vermont senator...
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martin luther king, jr, was first observed in 1986 -- 30 years ago -- and eastern iowa has plenty of events for tomorrow. this video is from a silent march last year on the holiday on the university of iowa campus. in iowa city tomorrow, the spot at 1030 crosspark avenue will hold community projects before and after an 11 p-m ceremony for the holiday. in cedar rapids, a luncheon to honor the volunteer spirit of 8 cedar rapids-area high school seniors will be held from the doubletree by hilton. also, the african american museum of iowa in cedar rapids will have film screenings at 3 and 3:45 on dr. king's legacy. in the cedar valley, uni's maucker union will be the site to pack thousands of meals for the northeast iowa food bank. for waterloo, a coats, covers & clothing drive at the campaign office of newly-elected mayor quentin hart, at 612 mulberry street, one block from city hall. that runs from 10 to 3. with so much talk of "being nice to all" in a school setting... ...we'll meet some student at city high in iowa city who say the "best buddies" program has made the hallway culture
martin luther king, jr, was first observed in 1986 -- 30 years ago -- and eastern iowa has plenty of events for tomorrow. this video is from a silent march last year on the holiday on the university of iowa campus. in iowa city tomorrow, the spot at 1030 crosspark avenue will hold community projects before and after an 11 p-m ceremony for the holiday. in cedar rapids, a luncheon to honor the volunteer spirit of 8 cedar rapids-area high school seniors will be held from the doubletree by hilton....
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martin luther king, jr, was first observed in 1986 -- 30 years ago -- and eastern iowa has plenty of events for tomorrow. this video is from a silent march last year on the holiday on the university of iowa campus in iowa city. also iowa city tomorrow, the spot at 1030 crosspark avenue will hold community projects before and after an 11 a-m ceremony for the holiday. in cedar rapids, a luncheon to honor the volunteer spirit of 8 cedar rapids-area high school seniors will be held from noon to 1:15 at the doubletree by hilton. also, the african american museum of iowa in cedar rapids will have film screenings at 3 and 3:45 on dr. king's legacy. in the cedar valley, uni's maucker union will be the site to pack thousands of meals iowa food bank. for waterloo, a coats, covers & clothing drive will be at the campaign office of newly-elected mayor quentin hart, at 612 mulberry street, one block from city hall. that runs from 10 to 3. more severe storms damaged plenty of homes and buildings on the florida gulf coast. tornados touched down early this morning in the tampa area, killing at least
martin luther king, jr, was first observed in 1986 -- 30 years ago -- and eastern iowa has plenty of events for tomorrow. this video is from a silent march last year on the holiday on the university of iowa campus in iowa city. also iowa city tomorrow, the spot at 1030 crosspark avenue will hold community projects before and after an 11 a-m ceremony for the holiday. in cedar rapids, a luncheon to honor the volunteer spirit of 8 cedar rapids-area high school seniors will be held from noon to...
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thanks puppies from the south are looking for homes here in eastern iowa. the humane society in dubuque received a couple of dozen dogs from animal shelters in other states. the puppies will help the humane society better care for older dogs. that's because the higher adoption fees for the puppies will help pay food ahd other costs for older dogs, who people are e ss likely to adopt. the puppies are part of a program called "the rescue waggin'. "there is a huge surplus of homeless dogs in southern states and there are fewer people who are willing to go out and adopt those animals." the humane society says the dogs will be ready for adoption early next week. a bill that wouou give more authority over criminal offenses to the meskwaki settlement is on its way to the iowa house. the senate approved the bill yesterday. it would give power to the "sac mississippi in iowa" ovevecrimes on their land. a federal law passed in 1948 gives the state jurisdiction in criminal cases between tribal members on the settlement. some tribal members say this can cause dual char
thanks puppies from the south are looking for homes here in eastern iowa. the humane society in dubuque received a couple of dozen dogs from animal shelters in other states. the puppies will help the humane society better care for older dogs. that's because the higher adoption fees for the puppies will help pay food ahd other costs for older dogs, who people are e ss likely to adopt. the puppies are part of a program called "the rescue waggin'. "there is a huge surplus of homeless...
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he'll be in eastern iowa today. he will start in maquoketa at 9:15 this morning, then onto manchester at 2. finally he will stop in independence at 3:30 this afternoon, visiting retail shops in every place. and republican rick santorum is also here today. he will first speak at the historic hamburg inn in iowa then he will make stops in washington, davenport, burlington, ottumwa and oskaloosa. it's hard to think about the hot iowa summers right now. but ragbrai officials have released this summer's route. this time the southern part of the state will host thousands of cyclists. up next... this morning's weather wise question. meteorologist kaj o'mara is up right after the break. first alert storm team meteorologist kaj o'mara joins us now. plan on a light wintry mix in the area today with a combination of freezing drizzle, fog, rain, and snow. primarily, we'll be dealing with freezing drizzle also possible. this afternoon, any rain in the area should go to snow quickly and drop a tr-2" down with isolated higher amou
he'll be in eastern iowa today. he will start in maquoketa at 9:15 this morning, then onto manchester at 2. finally he will stop in independence at 3:30 this afternoon, visiting retail shops in every place. and republican rick santorum is also here today. he will first speak at the historic hamburg inn in iowa then he will make stops in washington, davenport, burlington, ottumwa and oskaloosa. it's hard to think about the hot iowa summers right now. but ragbrai officials have released this...
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we'll from des moines and across eastern iowa along with expert analysis. it all starts at 8 pm on kcrg 9.2. then, we'll have full coverage starting at 9 pm right here on t-v nine. a theme for bernie sanders campaign is leveling the playing field, specifically around income. that's the focus of two of his current campaign ads. the gazette and kcrg-tv9 fact check team put them to the test and the gazette's erin jordan has the results. "median family income today, $4,000 less than it was in 1999." the ad titled "working families" basis this claim on a u-s census report showing the median u.s. household income last year was $53,600 -- about the averagege american didn't actually earn more in 1999. the median household income in 1999 was actually $42,000. but adjusted for inflation, that $42,000 in 1999 is actually worth nearly than the sanders ad claims this. "the 15 richest americans acquired more wealth in two yfars than the bottom 100 million people combined." forbes mazine says the 15 think bill gates and warren buffett -- increased their net w wth in the
we'll from des moines and across eastern iowa along with expert analysis. it all starts at 8 pm on kcrg 9.2. then, we'll have full coverage starting at 9 pm right here on t-v nine. a theme for bernie sanders campaign is leveling the playing field, specifically around income. that's the focus of two of his current campaign ads. the gazette and kcrg-tv9 fact check team put them to the test and the gazette's erin jordan has the results. "median family income today, $4,000 less than it was in...
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though he has no visits in eastern iowa today, donald trump is coming under fire for his comments about muslims. british lawmakers are planning to debate banning trump from the u-k. more than 500-thousand people signed an online petition to ban trump, after he pledged to ban muslims from the u-s. the outcome of would not be binding. just days after an attack, the west african nation of burkina faso begins a three-day event of mourning. over the weekend, al- qaeda militants killed at least 28 people in an attack at a popular hotel and caf. bukino faso's president says he's stepping up security near the country's borders and in the capital. new details are out on the five americans freed in a u-s prisoner swap with iran. the youngest one of the detainees is already back home in boston. his return comes just as we learn about the secret negotiations to set them free. abc's elizabeth hur has the latest from new york. supers: five americans? are free at last. amelia newcomb, matthew trevithick's mom: "we are overjoyed that he's out." a boston university graduate student.. matthew trevithick.
though he has no visits in eastern iowa today, donald trump is coming under fire for his comments about muslims. british lawmakers are planning to debate banning trump from the u-k. more than 500-thousand people signed an online petition to ban trump, after he pledged to ban muslims from the u-s. the outcome of would not be binding. just days after an attack, the west african nation of burkina faso begins a three-day event of mourning. over the weekend, al- qaeda militants killed at least 28...
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we'll have live reports from des moines and across eastern iowa along with expert analysis. it all starts at eight o'clock on kcrg nine point two. then, we'll have full coverage starting at nine o'clock right here on n v nine. meteorologist joe winters joins us now. some calm late january weather is ahead, followed by an active start to february. from now through saturday we can expect a partly to mostly cloudy sky. along with that a slow warming trend helps the mercury hit or top 40 on saturday. the first of two precipitation producers arrives sunday. we will see a some light rain and snow. all eyes, and much of the social media attention, has been on a strong winter storm arriving tuesday and wednesday. the risk of heavy snow in parts of the midwest, including iowa, exists with this storm, but it is still to early to pinpoint the heaviest totals. tonight: mostly cloudy low: 19-25 winds: nw 5-15tomorrow: partly cloudy high: 35-41 winds: s 10-20 back to you. we have breaking news. a fire broke out at a church tonight in the buchanan county town of lamont. the church no longe
we'll have live reports from des moines and across eastern iowa along with expert analysis. it all starts at eight o'clock on kcrg nine point two. then, we'll have full coverage starting at nine o'clock right here on n v nine. meteorologist joe winters joins us now. some calm late january weather is ahead, followed by an active start to february. from now through saturday we can expect a partly to mostly cloudy sky. along with that a slow warming trend helps the mercury hit or top 40 on...
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good morning from fire shuts down a popular restaurant in eastern iowa. we'll have the latest details. another possible outbreak. a federal lab in iowa is looking into a strain of bird flu discovered in indiana. and a cold climb. eastern iowans - and one tv9 reporter - try to shimmy up an icy silo. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is the kcrg-tv9 saturday morning news. but first, meteorologis t britley ritz has your first alert forecast, britley... the entire tv 9 viewing area is under a wind chill alert, either a wind chill warning or temperatures are expected to top out just below zero and with a strong northwest wind at 15 to 25 mph wind chills will reach -30 to -40. please use extreme caution if you must go outdoors. wear several layers and don't be outdoors for more than 10 to 15 minutes at a time. it only takes about 10 minutes for frostbite to occur in these conditions. throughout the even our temperatures drop even colder with a forecast low of -12, wind chills will once again be a concern. remember: if you are co
good morning from fire shuts down a popular restaurant in eastern iowa. we'll have the latest details. another possible outbreak. a federal lab in iowa is looking into a strain of bird flu discovered in indiana. and a cold climb. eastern iowans - and one tv9 reporter - try to shimmy up an icy silo. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is the kcrg-tv9 saturday morning news. but first, meteorologis t britley ritz has your first alert forecast, britley... the entire...
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hundreds of eastern iowa students came together tonight for an annual concert in and it was a busy day of hoops for teams across the state of the iowa. stay taking part in a 30-year musical tradition. the metro orchestra festival opened at the paramount theater in downtown cedar rapids tonight. music students from cedar rapids, mount vernon took the stage. guest directors led the orchestra through several songs, some originally composed by area teachers. those teachers nominated students to participate in the program. one instructor says it's a way for students with similar interests to meet each other. 21:11:34 "it's a great opportunity for not only the teachers, but the individual students to have an opportunity to play with somebody else who has just the same passion and desire as they with their instrument." tonight's final performance was a special presentation of songs from star wars. dozens of people celebrated the winter season at the amana colonies today. the winterfest celebration featured activities like the two- person crosscut saw station, ice-sculpting, a wreath toss, and
hundreds of eastern iowa students came together tonight for an annual concert in and it was a busy day of hoops for teams across the state of the iowa. stay taking part in a 30-year musical tradition. the metro orchestra festival opened at the paramount theater in downtown cedar rapids tonight. music students from cedar rapids, mount vernon took the stage. guest directors led the orchestra through several songs, some originally composed by area teachers. those teachers nominated students to...
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here are the overnights as the cyclists will approach eastern iowa. wednesday night in centerville, thursday night in ottumwa, the always raucous friday night in washington before the riders will dip their tires in the mississippi at muscatine. this route is the third- hortest ride in the event's 44-years. the des moines register says july 23rd. still ahead on the kcrg-tv 9 news... the push to make sure what's on your ceiling... properly. the check to ensure smoke detectors are all set -- especially as cold weather leads to more space heater usage... and more fire risk. stay with tv9. it's ---. temperatures today are the story! a balmy high in the middle 30s f most. unfortunately we don't keep the sunshine all day. we do see a few peeks of it every once in a while which will help to warm us a degree or two. we can thank the southerly wind for the warmer temperatures today. temperatures will stay warm through the overnight once again thanks to the cloud cover. lows will stay in the middle 20s. throughout temperatures today are the story! a balmy high i
here are the overnights as the cyclists will approach eastern iowa. wednesday night in centerville, thursday night in ottumwa, the always raucous friday night in washington before the riders will dip their tires in the mississippi at muscatine. this route is the third- hortest ride in the event's 44-years. the des moines register says july 23rd. still ahead on the kcrg-tv 9 news... the push to make sure what's on your ceiling... properly. the check to ensure smoke detectors are all set --...
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it's been a warmer and quieter day across eastern iowa. joe, does thatt continue through the weekend? we need to take time to enjoy our sasarday with more active weather on the horizon with a partly cloudy sky and highs near 40 expected. a mix of rain/snow develops saturday night and continues into sunday. with a mix some slick conditions are certainly possible. in case you missed it, the iowa caucus is monday and the weather remains quiet. a rain/snow mix develops late monday night into tuesday morning followed by snono, which could be heavy, lasting into wednesday morning. strong winds will accompany this system meaning significant travel impacts are likely. stay with kcrg for updates throughout the weekend. tonight: mostly cloudy y low: 25-31 winds: w 5-15tomorrow: partly cloudy high: 39-45 winds: sw 5-15tomorrow night: light mix late low: 30-36 winds: s 5-10 the man accused of killing a cedar rapids city worker after a police chase is out of jail tonight. 47-year-old lawson chadwick bonded out of jail. he paid 110 thousand llars on his
it's been a warmer and quieter day across eastern iowa. joe, does thatt continue through the weekend? we need to take time to enjoy our sasarday with more active weather on the horizon with a partly cloudy sky and highs near 40 expected. a mix of rain/snow develops saturday night and continues into sunday. with a mix some slick conditions are certainly possible. in case you missed it, the iowa caucus is monday and the weather remains quiet. a rain/snow mix develops late monday night into...
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puppies from the south are looking for homes here in eastern iowa. the humane society in duduque received a couplplof dozen dogs from animal shelters in other states. the puppies will help the humane society better care for older dogs. that's because the higher adoption fees for the puppies will who people are less likely to adopt. the puppies are part of a program called "the rescue waggin'. anyone who owns a droneneas less than a month to register the device with the federal aviation administration. new rules require people with drones or robotic flying devices weighing between a half pound and 55 pounds to register them online. people who don't register by february 19th could face fines, even jail time if they're caught flying. the registration fee is 5 dollars. thatatovers you for three e ars. this man fliesesrones on a commercial basis, for aerial photography. he's also a corporate for the f-a-a to keep track of drones. he says they pose a threat to manned aircraft. he thinks registration will give the f-a-a a better idea of how many drones let
puppies from the south are looking for homes here in eastern iowa. the humane society in duduque received a couplplof dozen dogs from animal shelters in other states. the puppies will help the humane society better care for older dogs. that's because the higher adoption fees for the puppies will who people are less likely to adopt. the puppies are part of a program called "the rescue waggin'. anyone who owns a droneneas less than a month to register the device with the federal aviation...
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here in eastern iowa we are expecting a partly to mostly cloudy sky into friday. for the next couple of temperature-wise with 20s for highs and teens for overnight lows. the 30s are ahead for the upcoming weekend with the mildest day, providing some melting on sunday. ha a super night! tonight: mostst cloudy low: 12-18 winds: se 5-10tomorrow: mostly cloudy high: 23-29 winds: e 5-10tomorrow night: flurries northwest low: 10-16 high: 25 - low: 13 saturday: partly cloudy high: 29 - low: 12 sunday: mostly cloudy high: 35 - low: 21 monday: chance of snow high: 30 - low: 22 tuesday: partly cloudy high: 24 - low: 17 wednesday: partly cloudy high: 25 - low: 14 as joe mentitied, much of the eastern seaboard is bracing for a major winter storm this weekend. washington, d-c is expected to get up to two feet - some of the heaviest snowfall in the area.a.he area has equipped about 2-thousand volunteers with shovels to clear walkwa. also, more than 800 workers are assigned to clear ads. the area is also preparing for possible power outages from a combination of heavy snow and s
here in eastern iowa we are expecting a partly to mostly cloudy sky into friday. for the next couple of temperature-wise with 20s for highs and teens for overnight lows. the 30s are ahead for the upcoming weekend with the mildest day, providing some melting on sunday. ha a super night! tonight: mostst cloudy low: 12-18 winds: se 5-10tomorrow: mostly cloudy high: 23-29 winds: e 5-10tomorrow night: flurries northwest low: 10-16 high: 25 - low: 13 saturday: partly cloudy high: 29 - low: 12 sunday:...
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here's a look at some of the events in eastern iowa. god townhall at 2 $& p-m at the university club at the university o o mount pleasant. hall meeting at 11:30 this morning at the national czech and slovak museum and library in cedar rapids. halls and a meet and greet. she starts here day at noon in marion at the lowe park community center, es to the sweet spot in indepepdence at 3:30, and will be at the vet's club in waukon at 6:30. and for the democrats, hillary clinton will be at the five flags center in dubuque at 3:45. from there she goes to davenport. the's good news and bad news when it comes to caucus participation in iowa. the good news - turnout is increasing. but the bad news - it's still a lot less than election turnout. that's accordin to a coe college political science professor. bruce nesmith says the last two republican caucuses tallied around 120-thousand attendees. and the best guess for the somewhere around 200- thousand. to put that in perspective, nesmith says the vote total for governor branstad in 2014 was 664-th
here's a look at some of the events in eastern iowa. god townhall at 2 $& p-m at the university club at the university o o mount pleasant. hall meeting at 11:30 this morning at the national czech and slovak museum and library in cedar rapids. halls and a meet and greet. she starts here day at noon in marion at the lowe park community center, es to the sweet spot in indepepdence at 3:30, and will be at the vet's club in waukon at 6:30. and for the democrats, hillary clinton will be at the...
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to five non- profit organizations here in eastern iowa. one of those is united way of the dubuque area it's receiving 35-thousand dollars to help support volunteers. the organization says even though volunteers work for free, it still costs money to run the place. some non profits pay for meals and transportatio n, or they reward volunteers with small gifts. these organizationsns also need money to help recruit and train new volunteers "putting out ads or getting people engaged sometimes does cost some moneneto do that. so there is a cost involved. " it will use some of the money to hire a part time employee to help connect volunteeee to the charities that need help. one in three americans is at risk for a disease and they don't even know it yet. the danger of pre-diabetes and the changes you can make to lower your risk. updates our temperatures coming up in your first alert won't last, though. we'll have highs in the middle 30s middle 40s from highway 30 to the south. sunshine will also be pretty plentiful. clouds increase tonight, bringi
to five non- profit organizations here in eastern iowa. one of those is united way of the dubuque area it's receiving 35-thousand dollars to help support volunteers. the organization says even though volunteers work for free, it still costs money to run the place. some non profits pay for meals and transportatio n, or they reward volunteers with small gifts. these organizationsns also need money to help recruit and train new volunteers "putting out ads or getting people engaged sometimes...
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born in eastern iowa. tenley schares was born at 1:53 this morning at university of iowa hospitals and clinics to bridgette and justin schares of north liberty. year's resolutions to get outside more today. it's part of a state wide effort called "the first hike, which encourages people to enjoy the outdoors during the winter. a group of about one hundred hikers at the mines of spain took a walk through that state park this afternoon. they got some exercise and a chance to see some wildlife. "because there's no vegetation, you can see the animals a lot easier. the white tail deer, turkey. occasionally you might be a glimpse of red fox out there. wood pecker." this was the fifth year in a row park rangers at the mines of spain led the first hike on new year's day. a homeless shelter for men in dubuque received a donation from a unexpected person today. 9-year-old avery heiar asked santa claus for a number of things for christmas. one of those items was money for the hundred dollar bill showed up under the t
born in eastern iowa. tenley schares was born at 1:53 this morning at university of iowa hospitals and clinics to bridgette and justin schares of north liberty. year's resolutions to get outside more today. it's part of a state wide effort called "the first hike, which encourages people to enjoy the outdoors during the winter. a group of about one hundred hikers at the mines of spain took a walk through that state park this afternoon. they got some exercise and a chance to see some...
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expect a thick slice of shaking hands today throughout the state...and here in eastern iowa. we'll look at some of the candidates and their temperatures this weekend will be creeping into the 30s for some. i think most of us would agree that these temperatures are much better than those below zero. we'll start off the day in the teens, but will top out in the some by the afternoon. on top of the warmer temperatures making for a wonderful weekend weather, we get some sunshine. mostly sunny skies will be around for the morning hours, but partly cloudy skies will being to build back into eastern iowa as the afternoon progresses. sunday our temperatures will be even warmer thanks to a southerly wind. highs will top out in the low to middle 30s for most. clouds will be a bit thicker, but some sunshine will stick around through the day. a chance for snow and wintry mix arrives late sunday into monday. what a dramatic change from last weekend! temperatures this weekend will be creeping into the 30s for some. i think most that these temperatures are much better than those below zero.
expect a thick slice of shaking hands today throughout the state...and here in eastern iowa. we'll look at some of the candidates and their temperatures this weekend will be creeping into the 30s for some. i think most of us would agree that these temperatures are much better than those below zero. we'll start off the day in the teens, but will top out in the some by the afternoon. on top of the warmer temperatures making for a wonderful weekend weather, we get some sunshine. mostly sunny skies...
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live at the eastern iowa airport, forrest saunders, kcrg-tv9 news. cedar rapids police and community leaders are going to introduce a new community action team program this morning. its part of a new city council task force to focus on law enforcement's response to violence. but they also want to get at the root causes of violence. this new group is consolidate the efforts that sprung up following a shooting that killed a cedar rapids teenage. last september, 14-year-old robert humbles shot 15-year-old aaron richardson near redmond park. this is video from the scene. the 300 block of 16th street se for help. he later died in the hospital. voluntary manslaughter juvenile detention center, where he'll stay until he turns 18. then, a judge will decide whether he'll be released or go to adult prison. cedar rapids mayor ron corbett says the city wants to avoid repeating efforts and focus on the role poverty plays in violence. that's why they formed the task force. it will consist of about 20 members representing numerous groups. they will study how to mak
live at the eastern iowa airport, forrest saunders, kcrg-tv9 news. cedar rapids police and community leaders are going to introduce a new community action team program this morning. its part of a new city council task force to focus on law enforcement's response to violence. but they also want to get at the root causes of violence. this new group is consolidate the efforts that sprung up following a shooting that killed a cedar rapids teenage. last september, 14-year-old robert humbles shot...
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there is always a wealth of cultural opportunities here in eastern iowa. for next week at the us cellular center - "sesame street - make a new friend". then in dubuque, a curious show... ana gasteyer and hejazz quintet. i had no idea... also this weekend, orchehera iowa chamber playays also this weekend, orchestra iowa chamber players will offer "french kiss" between cedar rapids and coralville... diana, also ...lets talk about "la traviata" -- this is coming up next weekend on the 15th and the 17th with orchestra iowa. the state of iowa will soon look at accountabilit y for third grade students...and their reading levels. we'll look inside the steps in cedar rapids as the districts works to improve reading levels for third-grade students amid testing... meteorologiststustin gehrts temperatures coming up in your first alert forecast. stay with tv9. some undergraduat e students at of iowa say they could revolutionize the way doctors do surgery. "i don't know, to be honest. and i like him a lot. and i don't like the issue. " and a battle is brewing at the to
there is always a wealth of cultural opportunities here in eastern iowa. for next week at the us cellular center - "sesame street - make a new friend". then in dubuque, a curious show... ana gasteyer and hejazz quintet. i had no idea... also this weekend, orchehera iowa chamber playays also this weekend, orchestra iowa chamber players will offer "french kiss" between cedar rapids and coralville... diana, also ...lets talk about "la traviata" -- this is coming up...
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hillary clinton will make a stop in eastern iowa today. she'll be at the electric park ballroom in waterloo at noon. then, she will join bernie sanders and martin o'malley in des moines for the brown and black forum at seven at drake university. there, they will talk about issues concerning black and latino voters. you can watch the forum on c-span or i-p-t-v. there will be a new college football national champion tonight. the alabama crimson tide and the clemson tigers will face off in the championship game tonight in glendale arizona. that game starts at 7:30 on e-s-p-n. now, one last look at this plan on more clouds in the sky today, followed up by a chance of light snow, primarily in the evening hours. an arctic front is responsible for squeezing out the snow showers tonight. nobody should exceed an inch, with most areas just picking up a few tenths of an inch of fluffy snow. wind will pick up after midnight with temperatures fallingngast. plan on wind chills tuesday morning to be down again around -20 in many areas. the rest of the we
hillary clinton will make a stop in eastern iowa today. she'll be at the electric park ballroom in waterloo at noon. then, she will join bernie sanders and martin o'malley in des moines for the brown and black forum at seven at drake university. there, they will talk about issues concerning black and latino voters. you can watch the forum on c-span or i-p-t-v. there will be a new college football national champion tonight. the alabama crimson tide and the clemson tigers will face off in the...
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there are also plenty of events in eastern iowa. today in iowa city, the spot at 10-30 crosspark avenue will host community projects. those will be before and after an 11 a-m ceremony for the holiday. this video is from a silent march last year on this day on the university of iowa campus. the cedar rapids rotary club is honoring 8 area high school seniors who volunteer. that will be from noon until 1:15 at the double tree by hilton. also, the african american museum of iowa in cedar rapids will have film screenings at 3 and 3:45 on dr. king's legacy. in the cedar valley, uni's maucker union will be the site to pack thousands of meals for the northeast iowa food bank. in waterloo, the newly elected mayor, quentin hart, is hosting a coats and clothing drive at hihicampaign office. that event will be at 612 mulberry street from 10 a-m to 3 p-m. cedar rapids police say an hurt in a fight at a laundromat on the city's southwest side. investigators were in the parking lot at 6th street and 8th avenue sw yesterday afternoon. that was arou
there are also plenty of events in eastern iowa. today in iowa city, the spot at 10-30 crosspark avenue will host community projects. those will be before and after an 11 a-m ceremony for the holiday. this video is from a silent march last year on this day on the university of iowa campus. the cedar rapids rotary club is honoring 8 area high school seniors who volunteer. that will be from noon until 1:15 at the double tree by hilton. also, the african american museum of iowa in cedar rapids...